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Catching up
Nov. 2nd, 2004 09:15 amLet's see...there are a few things I meant to post, but forgot about.
Last week I was at the top of the stairs on a two-story train, pulling into my station at the end of the day. As the train slowed to a stop, it gave a sudden jerk. My feet were swept off the top stair, I went up in the air, and took a hard fall. It was about a five-foot drop.
275 pounds of meat hitting the floor from that distance makes a considerable sound. I looked up to see people staring at me, their mouths hanging open in shock. I struggled to my feet. "I'm okay", I said, adding stupidly "thanks."
I made it out before the train started moving again. Nobody said a word to me. For the next few days I'd be suddenly assaulted by odd aches and pains here and there, but it wasn't until five or six days later that Teri noticed I had a HUGE bruise on my upper right arm. Still, nothing seems to be broken.
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Not long after, I was driving home when suddenly the car lost power. I was heading down a long incline in a relatively unpopulated area. Stepping on the gas didn't seem to do anything, and the steering and brakes had clearly lost their power. So I steered into the parking lot at Bellingham Lumber.
I was out of gas. Fortunately Teri and Sebastian were able to drive over with a gas can and rescue me.
I've always wondered what it's like to run out of gas. Now I know. Although I may have done it before; I can't remember.
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I've been having some fun playing Diablo online with the clan. My druid's up to level 63.
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Currently reading: Believe it or not, the fundamentalist "Left Behind" series. I'm on book 4 (of 12). They're really badly written - C- or D+ quality - and feature some creepy wish fulfilment by the authors.
I just finished re-reading Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut. I'd forgotten what a good book that is. But I'm a little biased, since it's the fictional autobiography of an Armenian artist and WWII veteran. There's quite a bit about the Genocide in it.
That said, it's quite funny and nowhere near as dark or depressing as many of Vonnegut's books. I'm loaning it to my parents today.
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Sebastian has been extremely affectionate lately! He demands lots of hugs and kisses before I go to work. I wonder how long this stage will last? A long time, I hope.
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I'm doing everything I can to avoid thinking about the election. I'll be voting tonight. Then I'm heading over to my D&D game. Which is probably just as well, since otherwise I'd be glued to the TV in a state of panic.
Not that I expect the election to be resolved tonight...or even a week from now. Unless Bush decides to go into full-junta mode and uses the troops to support his regime.
If you had any doubt that the Republicans are still dedicated to ratfucking, read this - Republican operatives are pretending to be gay marriage proponents supporting Kerry in front of black churches. I think we'll see a lot of this sort of thing today...or rather, we may not see it, but it'll happen.
Last week I was at the top of the stairs on a two-story train, pulling into my station at the end of the day. As the train slowed to a stop, it gave a sudden jerk. My feet were swept off the top stair, I went up in the air, and took a hard fall. It was about a five-foot drop.
275 pounds of meat hitting the floor from that distance makes a considerable sound. I looked up to see people staring at me, their mouths hanging open in shock. I struggled to my feet. "I'm okay", I said, adding stupidly "thanks."
I made it out before the train started moving again. Nobody said a word to me. For the next few days I'd be suddenly assaulted by odd aches and pains here and there, but it wasn't until five or six days later that Teri noticed I had a HUGE bruise on my upper right arm. Still, nothing seems to be broken.
Not long after, I was driving home when suddenly the car lost power. I was heading down a long incline in a relatively unpopulated area. Stepping on the gas didn't seem to do anything, and the steering and brakes had clearly lost their power. So I steered into the parking lot at Bellingham Lumber.
I was out of gas. Fortunately Teri and Sebastian were able to drive over with a gas can and rescue me.
I've always wondered what it's like to run out of gas. Now I know. Although I may have done it before; I can't remember.
I've been having some fun playing Diablo online with the clan. My druid's up to level 63.
Currently reading: Believe it or not, the fundamentalist "Left Behind" series. I'm on book 4 (of 12). They're really badly written - C- or D+ quality - and feature some creepy wish fulfilment by the authors.
I just finished re-reading Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut. I'd forgotten what a good book that is. But I'm a little biased, since it's the fictional autobiography of an Armenian artist and WWII veteran. There's quite a bit about the Genocide in it.
That said, it's quite funny and nowhere near as dark or depressing as many of Vonnegut's books. I'm loaning it to my parents today.
Sebastian has been extremely affectionate lately! He demands lots of hugs and kisses before I go to work. I wonder how long this stage will last? A long time, I hope.
I'm doing everything I can to avoid thinking about the election. I'll be voting tonight. Then I'm heading over to my D&D game. Which is probably just as well, since otherwise I'd be glued to the TV in a state of panic.
Not that I expect the election to be resolved tonight...or even a week from now. Unless Bush decides to go into full-junta mode and uses the troops to support his regime.
If you had any doubt that the Republicans are still dedicated to ratfucking, read this - Republican operatives are pretending to be gay marriage proponents supporting Kerry in front of black churches. I think we'll see a lot of this sort of thing today...or rather, we may not see it, but it'll happen.
